Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge


"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete”
~ Buckminster Fuller


Mr. Fuller, inventor of the geodisic dome, was a wise man, we could use this kind of thinking now in just about every aspect of life on this planet.

And that's exactly what the Buckminster Fuller Challenge is all about - providing “a workable solution to one of the world’s most significant challenges such as water scarcity, food supply, and energy consumption.” 

Six entries have been selected from a pool of more than 200 in this year's contest.  The winner will be announced on June 2nd in Washington DC where he/she will be awarded a $100,000 prize.  My vote for the winner:  Eco-Boulevards, of course
Chicagoans discard over one billion gallons of Great Lakes water per day. This “wastewater” never replenishes one of the world’s most vital resources. As a remedy, this project re-conceives the Chicago street-grid as a holistic Bio-System that captures, cleans and returns wastewater and storm-water to the Lakes via “Eco-Boulevards.”
Get more detail and watch a slide show at Urbanlabs

See all the finalists here
via inhabitat

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